An attempt for an exposé turns textspeak confessional

Raised in a strict Mormon environment, online personality Alyne Tamir was taught to be dutiful and selfless and to always put others first.

- Aadrika Sominder

The church's grip on her formative years was intense until she finally broke free from its constraints and societal expectations. Though deeply personal, the Dear Alyne: My Years as a Married Virgin isn't a conventional memoir. She opens by clarifying: 'Some names, identities and circumstances have been changed... (and) conversations come from my keen recollection of them but are not written to represent word-for-word documentation.'